Othello
(Blu-ray) 

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[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
ISBN
9781681433028, 1681433028
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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (93, 91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (illustrations).
Language
English
ISBN
9781681433028, 1681433028
UPC
715515197816

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Credits from container.
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European version originally released as a motion picture in 1952; U.S. and U.K. version originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
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Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
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Fullscreen (1.37:1).
General Note
Special features: new, restored 4K digital transfers of two versions of the film, the 1952 European one and the 1955 U.S. and UK one, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks; audio commentary from 1995 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meisel; Filming "Othello," Welles's last completed film, a 1979 essay-documentary; Return to Glennascaul, a 1953 short film made by actors Micheal MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards during a hiatus from shooting Othello; new interview with Welles biographer Simon Callow; Souvenirs d'"Othello," a 1995 documentary about actor Suzanne Cloutier by Francois Girard; new interview with scholar Francois Thomas on the two versions; new interview with Ayanna Thompson, author of Passing strange: Shakespeare, race, and contemporary America; interview from 2014 with scholar Joseph McBride; an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Anchise Brizzi, G. R. Aldo, George Fanto ; editors, John Shepridge, Jean Sacha, Renzo Lucidi, William Morton ; production design, Alexandre Trauner ; costumes, Maria De Matteis ; music, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Alberto Barberis ; conductor, Willy Ferrero.
Participants/Performers
Orson Welles (Othello), Micheál MacLiammóir (Iago), Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona), Robert Coote (Roderigo), Fay Compton (Emilia), Hilton Edwards (Brabantio), Nicholas Bruce (Lodovico), Michael Laurence (Cassio), Doris Dowling (Bianca).
Description
Shakespeare's Iago tells the jealous Moor of Venice that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A, fullscreen (1.37:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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BLU-RAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Welles-Smith, B., Welles, O., Mac Liammóir, M., Cloutier, S., Coote, R., Compton, F., Edwards, H., Bruce, N., Laurence, M., Dowling, D., Brizzi, A., Graziati, A., Fanto, G., Lavagnino, F., Barberis, A., Ferrero, W., O'Brien, G., Bogdanovich, P., Meisel, M., Callow, S., Girard, F., Thomas, F., Thompson, A., McBride, J., & Shakespeare, W. (2017). Othello (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Beatrice, Welles-Smith et al.. 2017. Othello. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Beatrice, Welles-Smith et al.. Othello [New York]: The Criterion Collection, 2017.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Welles-Smith, B., Welles, O., Mac Liammóir, M., Cloutier, S., Coote, R., Compton, F. and Edwards, H. et al (2017). Othello. Blu-ray special edn. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Welles-Smith, Beatrice,, et al. Othello Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2017.

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